shame

[US]/ʃeɪm/
[UK]/ʃem/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 羞耻,羞愧;憾事
vt. 使丢脸,使羞愧
Word Forms
过去分词shamed
过去式shamed
复数shames
现在分词shaming
第三人称单数shames

Phrases & Collocations

feel ashamed

感到羞愧

put to shame

使蒙羞;使自愧不如

in shame

因为耻辱;因为害羞

bring shame on

抹黑,使……蒙羞

sense of shame

羞耻感

what a shame

多可惜;真丢脸

shame on you

你太无耻

for shame

真不害臊;不要脸

such a shame

真羞耻

Example Sentences

It is a shame to be so wasteful.

这样浪费太可耻了。

shame gave a damp to her triumph.

羞愧使她的胜利喜悦减色。

class shame is a function of social power.

阶级羞耻感随社会权力的差异而有所不同。

shame on you for hitting a woman.

你真丢脸,竟然打女人。

it is a shame that they are not better known.

他们没有更出名,真是件憾事。

feel shame at having bungled

因工作做得不好而感到羞愧

What a shame to treat you like that!

那样对待你真是太不公平了!

shame sb. for his ill conduct

使某人为自己的劣迹而感到羞愧

I thought shame to be so careless.

我因为这样粗枝大叶而感到 惭愧。

shame burning in my heart.

羞愧在我心中燃烧

to shame sb. into doing good

使某人因受羞愧的刺激而上进

A shame does not rub off.

耻辱无法抹灭。

It's a shame you can't stay with us.

你不能留下来和我们在一起, 真是太遗憾了。

Mungo felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie.

芒戈因为对艾丽斯撒谎而感到羞愧难当。

it is a shame when a mother outshines a daughter.

母亲胜过女儿是件憾事。

he felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie.

他因向艾丽斯撒了谎而感到一阵羞愧。

the incident had brought shame on his family.

这件事给他家人带来耻辱。

ignorance of Latin would be a disgrace and a shame to any public man.

公众人物不懂拉丁语是耻辱丢脸的事。

Real-world Examples

Oh, shame! Oh utter shame! Where is the hall, the decorations?

呵,丢脸,呵,太丢脸了!客厅在哪里,陈设又在哪里呢?

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

Oh, that's a shame, isn't it Duggee?

哦,真遗憾,不是吗,道奇?

Source: Hi! Dog Teacher (Video Version)

It seemed pointless but I think that's a shame!

似乎毫无意义,但我觉得太丢人了!

Source: Emma's delicious English

There is no shame in that, man.

这没什么好丢脸的。

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

Shame on you! Ugly baby judges you!

你太可耻了 丑宝宝唾弃你!

Source: Friends Season 8

To our shame, every day, to our shame.

让我们感到羞耻的是,每天都是我们的羞耻。

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

It's the shame of feeling something good.

这是想感受美好时 就会有的耻辱。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

All of this is to America's shame.

但同时也让美国陷入了巨大的风险。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) December 2015 Collection

Oh, what a shame. I really liked her.

真可惜,我很喜欢她。

Source: Friends Season 6

There's no shame in asking for help.

寻求帮助没有什么可耻的。

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

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